1. Visit the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

2. Window shop at Vancouver’s best shopping areas

3. Mountain biking in the North Shore
4. People watch in Vancouver neighbourhoods
5. Visit the Christ Church Cathedral

6. Go celeb-spotting

7. Tour Vancouver’s art and other museums
8. Watch the cruise ships go by at Dundarave Pier
9. Hang out at UBC (University of British Columbia)
10. Richmond Night Market

11. Wander around Lynn Canyon

12. Tour Vancouver’s Olympic venues

13. Play disc golf at Queen Elizabeth Park

14. Take a scenic drive

15. Watch the water at Lonsdale Quay

16. Visit the beach (Wreck Beach)

Pacific Centre Information and Location

701 West Georgia St., Vancouver (on the corner of Georgia and Howe, adjacent to Robson St. and the Vancouver Art Gallery).

I the middle of downtown, Pacific Centre is Vancouver’s top tier fashion shopping destination with stores like Holt Renfrew, Harry Rosen, MaxMara, Hugo Boss, Hollister, Sephora, Apple, Coach, Browns Shoes, Atmosphere/Sport Chek, the Four Seasons Hotel and many more.

For visitors and tourist to Vancouver, the Pacific Centre has a promotion, if you spend $200 or more at Pacific Centre retailers and you will receive a Special Gift while quantities last. Make sure to visit the Guest Services desk first to make sure the promotion is valid during your visit and conclude with your day’s receipts at the Guest Services desk to receive your gift.

Pacific Centre Mall Directory – Over 100 Shops and Services

Name   Phone Number   Category

• A & W (604) 689-1133 Fast Food
• Al Dubrulle International Culi (604) 738-3155 Services
• Aldo & Aldo Accessories (604) 683-5640 Footwear, Fashion Accessories
• American Eagle Outfitters (604) 687-6324 Ladies Apparel, Men’s Apparel, Unisex Apparel
• Ann-Louise Jewellers (604) 669-1433 Jewellery
• Apple (778) 373-1800 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
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• Aritzia (604) 681-7363 Ladies Apparel
• Autoplan (604) 684-3298 Services
• Banana Republic (604) 688-1630 Unisex Apparel
• Bath & Body Works (604) 678-8745 Health and Beauty
• BCBG Max Azria (604) 638-0655 Ladies Apparel
• bebe (604) 605-0301 Ladies Apparel
• Bell (604) 408-3433 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• Bench (778) 783-1135 Unisex Apparel
• Black’s (604) 684-2467 Photography & Photo Equipment
• Blenz Coffee (604) 639-7676 Specialty Food
• Blue Ruby (604) 693-3118 Fashion Accessories, Jewellery
• Body Shop, The (604) 687-2744 Health and Beauty
• Bose (604) 678-8877 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• Browns (604) 632-0102 Footwear
• C & K World (604) 694-0097 Fashion Accessories
• Canada Post Corporation (604) 685-5276 General, Variety & Lottery
• Charmed Designs (604) 893-8798 Fashion Accessories
• Club Monaco (604) 687-5550 Ladies Apparel
• Coach (604) 681-9943 Leather & Luggage
• Crabtree & Evelyn (604) 678-8810 Health and Beauty
• Dairy Queen / Orange Julius (604) 632-9540 Fast Food
• EB Games (604) 682-7738 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• Ermenegildo Zegna (604) 683-6861 Men’s Apparel
• Eyes Inspire Eyewear (604) 688-7765 Personal Care & Health Service
• Flaming Wok (604) 688-6533 Fast Food
• Gap, The (604) 682-5503 Unisex Apparel
• Geox (604) 669-6433 Footwear
• Guess?/Guess? Accessories (604) 683-3946 Unisex Apparel
• H & M (604) 692-0308 Unisex Apparel
• Harry Rosen (604) 683-6861 Men’s Apparel
• Hollister (604) 685-6558 Unisex Apparel
• Holt Renfrew (604) 681-3121 Fashion Dept. Store
• Insalata (604) 669-0268 Fast Food
• Jacob Ladies Apparel
• Jolie Madame, La (604) 669-1831 Specialty Apparel
• Joneve Shoes (604) 687-3132 Footwear
• Judith & Charles (604) 696-0402 Ladies Apparel
• Jugo Juice (604) 605-3315 Specialty Food
• Jugo Juice (604) 682-8716 Specialty Food
• Juicy Couture (604) 632-4402 Ladies Apparel
• Kernels (604) 688-8104 Specialty Food
• Koya Japan (604) 684-5692 Fast Food
• La Prep (604) 688-6896 Fast Food
• La Senza (604) 685-2380 Specialty Apparel
• La Swiss (604) 682-3088 Jewellery
• Le Chateau (604) 669-6565 Unisex Apparel
• Locale (604) 684-0031 Footwear
• MaxMara (604) 257-2372 Ladies Apparel
• Mexx (604) 687-6399 Unisex Apparel
• Michael Kors (604) 630-2323 Ladies Apparel
• Miss Sixty/Energie (604) 683-6698 Unisex Apparel
• Moneysworth & Best (604) 408-9188 Services
• New York Fries (604) 681-4930 Fast Food
• Nine West (604) 899-9406 Footwear
• Opa Souvlaki (604) 646-0456 Fast Food
• Pacific Centre Dental Group (604) 669-1016 Services
• Pacific Centre Lottery Centre (604) 689-1422 General, Variety & Lottery
• Pacific Pen Shop (604) 682-3084 Cards, Stationery and Gifts
• Purdy’s Chocolates (604) 683-3467 Specialty Food
• Quizno’s (604) 682-0558 Fast Food
• Rogers Plus (604) 801-5292 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• RW & Co. (604) 685-5432 Unisex Apparel, Men’s Apparel, Ladies Apparel
• Sears (604) 685-7112 Dept. Stores and Supermarkets
• Sephora (778) 331-3942 Health and Beauty
• SGH Sunglass Hut (604) 683-4064 Fashion Accessories
• Shefield & Sons (604) 682-8715 Books and News
• Shefield & Sons (604) 687-4202 Books and News
• Siba Jewellers (604) 689-9608 Jewellery
• Skechers (604) 646-2777 Footwear
• Snowflakes (604) 685-2230 Ladies Apparel
• Sony (604) 637-0889 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• SportChek/Atmosphere (604) 687-7668 Sporting Goods & Athleticwear
• Starbucks Specialty Food
• Stitch International (604) 689-2429 Services
• Stuart Weitzman (604) 646-0550 Footwear
• Taco Time (604) 408-1833 Fast Food
• Take Five Café (604) 697-9060 Specialty Food
• TD Canada Trust
• Telus (604) 688-8255 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• Thai Express (604) 682-8038 Fast Food
• Tim Hortons Donuts Fast Food, Restaurants
• Timeco (604) 689-8463 Jewellery
• Tip Top Tailors Men’s Apparel
• Town Shoes (604) 696-9815 Footwear
• UMI Sushi Express (604) 633-9228 Fast Food
• Vina (604) 682-8016 Fast Food
• Walk With Ronsons (604) 682-0795 Footwear
• WirelessWave (604) 873-9283 Electronics, Computers and Telephones
• Zennkai (778) 371-9229 Services

Pacific Centre Mall Hours
Mon & Tues: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wed to Fri: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sat: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sun: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Statutory Holidays: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Address:
701 West Georgia St
Vancouver, BC
V7Y 1G5

Contact:
Guest Services
(604) 688-7235

Granville Island is a wonderful place and a must visit for any tourist to Vancouver. It is considered part of downtown Vancouver near areas such as Gastown, Chinatown, West End, Stanley Park, Canada Place and Robson Street. They are all within a few kilometers of the corners of Georgia and Granville streets which is the centre of the downtown core of Vancouver.

To easily locate Granville Island just go to the south end of the Granville Street Bridge and Granville Island is right under it. Just cross the Burrard Street Bridge heading south in direction, and then turn left at 2nd Avenue. Important to note tha the Public Market is closed on Mondays from Thanksgiving to Victoria Day, but pretty much all the craft shops and Kids Only Market are open every day of the week.

Granville Island’s location is near two of Vancouver main city bridges, at the place where English Bay becomes False Creek, it is an area that is always hustling and bustling. You can catch great views of the water from any point along its perimeter which makes this island a truly a unique place in Vancouver.

Granville Island today is now a sophisticated area containing the performing arts and education center, artists studios, workshops, art galleries and a wonderful public market has a wide array of fresh food in the Lower Mainland. In addition Granville Island is a great place to dine and place to meet your friends, eat and spend some time in a safe and relaxing environment.

As you look out on to the island, there are various marinas that have working fishing vessels and not to mention luxurious hi-tech personal pleasure craft and yachts and there is also a cement plant / factory that offers visually a unique contrast to its surroundings. Looking around you will also view the False Creek condo towers with marinas at the base of the condominiums which kinda looks like you are in Miami.

Activity:
There is a lot to see and do on Granville Island, you can shop for fresh vegetables, fruit, and seafood, grab a great cup of coffee at one of many unique coffe shops, buy flowers for your girlfriend or wife, or shop at the quaint shops. There is also a multitude of wonderful restaurants, artist’s workshops and Granville Island is located in a very picturesque spot, False Creek, so if you like taking pictures you can do that too. If browsing around markets is not your thing, you can picturesque walk around the seawall which goes along False Creek, and offers up a amazing views both of the city and mountains.

If you have kids your kids will enjoy The Kids Only Market (1496 Cartwright) where there is full of activities and things for your kids to do. There are toys, clothes, and video games, plus two playgrounds. One of playground has a water park and water slide which is open during the summer months. Your child can find many attractions including the Kid’s Market, a waterpark and playground, a Floating Village of houseboats and little bright coloured ferries taking people back and forth among points on the waterfronts.

Be aware that Granville Island can get very busy, mainly during the tourist season. If you don’t like crowds, the large amount of people might be a discouragement and parking can be quite difficult to find, but if you are persistent you will get a spot, because there are always people leaving.

Gastown is also know for the world’s first Steam Clock and is a great tourist attraction. At each 15 minute interval the clock sounds Westminster chimes on 5 brass steam whistlers. The Steam Clock was designed and put together by Raymond Saunders in 1977 based on a 1875 model, it has a cast bronze case and weighs over 2 tons and the movement was powered by a ‘falling ball’ drive.

The saloon/hotel that started it all was burned down in the Great Fire of 1886. The fire ripped through the whole town and destroyed Vancouver, it was thought to have been started by clearing fire that went out of control by Canadian Pacific Railway. It destroyed 398 homes in about an hour, only 2 of the 400 original houses made it.

Unlike the houses that burned down in the Great Fire of 1886, “The Europe Hotel” is built to withstand fire and it was the first fireproof building in western Canada. The Europe Hotel was built by Italian businessman Angelo Colari in 1892. It was known as the finest hotel in town during those days.

In Maple Tree Square you will find the statue of Gassy Jack Deighton, there is also the Fisherhead Water Fountain stands near the Lamplighter Pub in the Dominion Hotel which was the first Vancouver business to serve alcohol to women.

If you are into Canadian art , Gastown is home to many great art galleries, with works from a selection of Canadian Native artist and sculpters in Western Canada.

Participate in a free 1.5 hour walking tour of Gastown that is conducted daily from June through August. It starts at the Gastown Steam Clock and Gassy Jack statue in Maple Tree Square, you can contact the Gastown Business Improvement Society for schedules if you are interested.

Make you way to the 300 block of West Cordova Street where you will discover street shops selling collectibles, antiques, Canadian designer fashions, and dine at cool eateries, all this on one block.

Gastown is near to Vancouver city’s downtown business area and hotels so it will be quite easy to find and west of it is the Canada Place. You can easily walk from Gastown to the Cruise Ship Terminal or the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. Heading east of Gastown you will come to Vancouver’s Chinatown and you will be very close to the Sun Yat Sen Gardens. Now going south you will discover the BC Place, Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place), and International Village.

To get to Gastown is quite easy, you can get there by SkyTrain, Vancouver’s rapid transit system, SeaBus (ferry service from the North Shore), West Coast Express and city buses from all areas of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

History
Vancouver’s Chinatown is North America’s second largest and was founded in 1885. In the late 1800′s the Chinese population supplied a large portion of the labour resources for the western region of Canada and attributed to the growth of the city of Vancouver and British Columbia as a province. Once social, economic and political restrictions that slowed the development of the Chinese community were removed Chinatown began to grow in stature and became the 2nd largest Chinatown in North America next to San Francisco.

From the 1980′s to 1990′s immigrants arrived from different parts of Asia and surrounding cities such as of Richmond and other locations began to entice people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China generating competing economic and cultural areas of influence. The Chinatown of Vancouver city lost some of its luster as a cultural centre for the Chinese community.

Currently
Vancouver’s Chinatown district is located just east of the downtown area, and contains many of the city’s historic sites and heritage resources. The Chinatown district contains the third largest population of Asian immigrants in the Vancouver city area an it host all kinds of themed events, structures and stores in this district of the downtown core.


The past few years saw a new revitalization of the historical Chinatown. The City of Vancouver and provincial and federal departments along with the local Chinese business and cultural communities had joined forces to contribute to the revitalization.

Today, as it has been for a long while Vancouver city’s Chinatown remains a popular tourist area with many sights, sounds and events in one of Vancouver’s busiest neighbourhoods.

Sights within the Chinatown district include the Millennium Gate , Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese gardens and the close by public park to the many open air shops where you can bargain for goods. This is the best way to become familiar with Vancouver’s rich Asian heritage.

Other events and sights inlude the annual Chinese New Year parade where the celebrations light up the streets of the downtown area, and the narrowest commercial building in the world according to the Guinness book of Records.

Chinatown never dissappoints as it is a treat for the senses, and would be a great stop in your tour of Vancouver city.

History

Robson Street was named after John Robson who was the Premier of British Columbia starting from 1889 to 1892. Back in 1895 there used to be train tracks along Robson street because it was a trading and commercial area and eventually all types of small shops were set up by merchants to service Vancouver’s fast growing population.

After World War II Robson Street was known as “Robsonstrasse” which represented the European shopkeepers influence. The store owners ran small delicatessens, patisseries, and chic clothing boutiques that lined Robson street.  Over the next 100 years Robson Street’s popularity and character continued to evolve.

Robson Street is now Vancouver’s most famous shopping street right n the middle of downtown Vancouver. It’s a three block stretch between Burrard and Jervis street you will a great mixture of shops and restaurants which has become even more pronounced and more appealing in the last 20 years and today locals and tourist alike can find along Robson and its side streets, restaurants for fine dining, premier fashion brand stores and services. Also Robson Street is a great place to sit outside have a coffee and ‘people watch’ as the locals and tourist goes shopping and hangout on the street.

During the evenings Robson street and surrounding areas liven’s up with colorful buskers and performers. Both locals and tourist enjoy drinks and fine foods at some of the city’s most celebrated restaurants. Robson street is renowned both on a worldwide level and locally as it remains a favorite shopping destination for locals and well as foreign visitors. Robson Street is must see if you ever visit Vancouver’s downtown area.

Getting there

• By bus Direct Service by #5 Robson/Downtown
• By Skytrain Robson Street is located 2 blocks south of Burrard Street Skytrain Station